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<blockquote data-quote="Mugarolla" data-source="post: 2156842" data-attributes="member: 8481"><p>They may not be able to prove it, but certain things are recorded during the physical like BMI and neck size.</p><p></p><p>If a person was to be involved in an accident due to drousiness or falling asleep, the FMCSA can pull the DOT physical records and question the doctor as to why a sleep study was not ordered if the persons neck size was over 18 and his BMI was 35 or higher.</p><p></p><p>This is where the $10K fine can come into play, so doctors are playing it safe. Send anyone to a sleep study if they fall within the FMCSA guidelines, whether obese or not.</p><p></p><p>Neck size of 18 or higher and a BMI of 35 or higher...sleep study.</p><p></p><p>Blame the FMCSA, not the doctors. They are just covering their butts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mugarolla, post: 2156842, member: 8481"] They may not be able to prove it, but certain things are recorded during the physical like BMI and neck size. If a person was to be involved in an accident due to drousiness or falling asleep, the FMCSA can pull the DOT physical records and question the doctor as to why a sleep study was not ordered if the persons neck size was over 18 and his BMI was 35 or higher. This is where the $10K fine can come into play, so doctors are playing it safe. Send anyone to a sleep study if they fall within the FMCSA guidelines, whether obese or not. Neck size of 18 or higher and a BMI of 35 or higher...sleep study. Blame the FMCSA, not the doctors. They are just covering their butts. [/QUOTE]
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